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CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg admitted on Friday that the company had “made mistakes” as it undergoes a sweeping workforce overhaul linked to its aggressive push into artificial intelligence (AI).
Zuckerberg made the remarks in an internal memo to employees, according to Reuters. who reported that the head of Meta warned about the problems associated with the rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies.
Meta has invested billions of dollars AI infrastructure and tools as it competes with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to dominate the new technology.
The company also explored ways to use artificial intelligence agents to perform tasks currently performed by employees.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company “made mistakes” in restructuring its workforce around artificial intelligence. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“Given the complexity of this change, we’ve made mistakes and we almost certainly will,” Zuckerberg said.
He added that he is “focused on providing as much stability as possible” as the company continues to reform its workforce.
“I don’t want to promise too much because the world is changing in ways that are beyond our control,” Zuckerberg said.
Meta has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence in an effort to compete with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
He also repeated this Meta does not expect any additional company-wide layoffs this year.
The comments came after Meta laid off roughly 10% of its workforce global workforce in May and refocused about 7,000 employees on AI-focused initiatives.
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Zuckerberg reportedly said the company would try to find new positions for employees reassigned to train artificial intelligence models.
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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on September 4, 2025. (Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images, File/Getty Images)
“By creating important new roles for people, it also allowed us to reduce the size of the teams, knowing that if we make mistakes in some places, we can move some people back,” Zuckerberg said.
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According to Reuters, the restructuring — combined with previous transfers and elimination of roles — is expected to eventually affect about 20% of Meta’s workforce.
Meta employed nearly 78,000 people at the end of March, according to the company’s securities filings.
FOX Business has reached out to Meta for comment.
Bradford Betz of FOX Business and Reuters contributed to this report.